While the summer Prime Day has ended for another year, this morning ushered in the first straight up cash deal on the new Samsung Galaxy Watch FE – $150 with no trade-in or $100 with. From there, we spotted a new all-time low with $650 in savings on the 2024 Hisense 75-inch U8 144Hz mini-LED Google Smart TV as well as the very first chance to save on my personal favorite new Horween Leather Passport Wallet from the folks over at Nomad. Head below for all that and more in today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break.
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Samsung’s new Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Flip 6 are solid foldables, but when you look at the competition, it quickly becomes clear that Samsung is lagging behind. According to a new report, though, Samsung is pushing for an “extra-slim” foldable that’s just as thin as a regular smartphone.
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GeForce Now continues expanding its relationship with Xbox as it becomes available via the Xbox app in Windows. Further, GeForce Now is running a tempting offer that discounts the service 50% for a limited time.
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With the Paris 2024 Olympics kicking off next week, Google today announced a partnership with Team USA and NBCUniversal to “spotlight helpful Google features” across broadcast, online, and social platforms.
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Cash App announced today that it will soon be a “preferred alternative payment option when checking out” in the Google Play Store on Android.
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After the Nothing Phone (2a) turned out to be a hit, the company is now launching a “Plus” variant later this month.
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Samsung’s Galaxy Ring looks like a pretty compelling health wearable, and it also seems like customers like it. Within a couple of days of its launch, the Galaxy Ring had sold out, but Samsung has just made it available for pre-order yet again.
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Google Maps, like Waze, supports user-based reports of incidents such as crashes, road conditions, and police speed traps, and support for that functionality is finally showing up on CarPlay.
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Eve, formerly a smart home brand almost exclusively focused on HomeKit, is leveraging Matter to launch a new version of its “Smart Weather Station” which will be able to show the current temperature and other data within the Google Home app.
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Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold series was once on the bleeding edge of foldable tech, but it’s been far outpaced. As evidence of that, the Galaxy Z Fold 6 is still using the same battery that’s so old and small that an upcoming foldable flip phone just beat it by a healthy margin.
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Battery Protection can be a great tool for Galaxy users looking to prolong battery life. This quick guide will take you through turning Battery Protection on and even configuring it for special circumstances.
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In honor of World Emoji Day, Google shared some updates about Emoji Kitchen, like a YouTube Shorts integration, and when we can expect the newest characters on Android.Â
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One of the key points of appeal for Android Auto and CarPlay is the ability to control media from music and podcast apps, but both platforms currently ignore the car’s built-in radio. Soon, though, that may change.
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The Find My Device network’s offline capabilities work with Android phones and tablets, as well as trackers, today, with Wear OS — and Pixel Watch — support in the works.
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We are now making our way through Day 2 of the 2024 summer Amazon Prime Day sale over at 9to5Toys. This morning’s highlights include the best prices ever on Galaxy Tab S9 models at up to $300 off alongside new all-time lows on Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE. Those offers now join an absolutely insane price on the unlocked Galaxy Z Flip 5 at $465 off alongside the first deal on the new OnePlus Watch 2R and the lowest total we have tracked on OnePlus Watch 2. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg here, head below for more details on everything in today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break Prime Day edition.Â
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The focus in the lead up to Made by Google 2024 has been on the Pixel 9, but we now have leaked European prices for the Pixel Watch 3.
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Live Activities are a really cool, but underused feature of iOS. Google Maps first announced that the app would support Live Activities back in 2023, but it’s still not arrived. However, after some tests went live earlier this year, we’re seeing more users reporting the feature is live.
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The flip phone foldable has become one of the most popular form factors for the technology, but not every brand offers an option. This week, Xiaomi is preparing to launch its first flip phone, with a teaser for the Mix Flip revealing its stunning design.
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Amazon Prime Day is a strange and confusing time, you might not want a new Android smartphone, but in the deluge of discounts, there are actually some decent deals to be had. Here are some that we actually recommend.
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The summer Amazon Prime Day shopping event has arrived in full force with a massive selection of price drops across every product category you can imagine. The Samsung, Google, OnePlus, and Motorola tech deals are here, but we are expecting a whole lot more as we push through day one of the summer Prime event and then another drop for day two as well. The deals also already include smart home tech, smart TVs, e-bikes, fashion offers, PC gaming gear, and well, the list is near endless, and it’s only going to get even more extensive as the day rolls on. Head below for a complete look at the best Prime Day deals with even more flooding in by the hour.
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After initially being limited to Google Assistant-level commands, activating Gemini on the Android lockscreen now lets you ask “general questions.”
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Project IDX is Google’s web-based development environment, and the technology is now being used to bring Android Studio to the web.
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The Galaxy Z Fold 6 launched last week to middling reception, but Samsung may have a better version in the pipeline, but the “Ultra” and/or “Slim” model may end up limited only to two countries.
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After expanding Markdown syntax support in 2022, Google Docs is adding some “highly-requested features” to improve interoperability “with other Markdown supporting tools.”
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